Antimony Ridge Mine

The Antimony Ridge Mine is a antimony mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Antimony Ridge Mine
Secondary: Babbitt Metal Mine
Secondary: Hanson Antimony Mine

Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Yellow Pine District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Boise National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: United Mercury Mines Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains - Antimony Ridge

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLES SHOWED 42 % SB, 2 1/2 OZ/TON AG, TRACE AU.

Materials

Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): 6 CLAIMS KNOWN AS BABBITT METAL GROUP.

References

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F. C., AND ROSS, C. P., 1926, ANTIMONY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN THE YELLOW PINE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 780, PP. 137 - 167.

Reference (Deposit): LAHEIST, B. A., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES - ANTIMONY, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 41-46.

Reference (Deposit): 1926 RECON SCHRADER, F. C., AND ROSS, C. P., BULL. 780

Reference (Deposit): 1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. 1

Reference (Production): SCHRADER, F. C., AND ROSS C. P., 1926, USGS BULL. 780, P. 137 - 167.

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